Package Wizard Problems

[Guest]

A little assistance if you can:

I have just finished converting a 97 app to 2003 and now need to distribute
it via CD, so have run the package wizard.

It appears to be ok as it builds the install directory <app_name_date>.
However when I copy this to a CD nothing works:

1. The file MSSETUP.DLL is declared as missing, this is rectified by copying
the file to the root directory on the CD.

2. The next message is: This is an invalid command line option : UTORUN
(this is caused by the line: OPEN=SETUP.EXE /AUTORUN in Autorun.inf
(rectified by removing /AUTORUN from the line).

3. After getting past 2 the next error is: Cannot find the file Setup.stf.
This is because it doesn't exist!

Am I using the Package Wizard incorrectly or is this an MS problem ?

I am supposedly installing the systems users on Thursday this week so would
appreciate any help that anyone can give me!!!!

Thanks

Paul

 

[Kai Apel \(Berlin\)]

Did you using the package wizard from access 2003? normaly shouldn´t be a
problem to develop a self-running setup.exe. You need to put the setup.exe,
setup.lst and the cab onto the your cd.
Did you have installed A97 and A2003 on the same computer?
I don´t like the package wizard, therefore I´m using ISTool & Innosetup for
developing a setup.exe - You have much more possabilities for your
setup-file and it´s easy to use.
Did you convert the A97 database correctly? Did you check the new A2003 ones
and it works well, such as you want?

Kai Apel (Germany-Berlin)

 

[Guest]

Hi Kai,

Yes I have A97, 2002 and 2003 installed on the same machine (some users
haven't upgraded yet!)

The converted app runs perfectly (after getting round a few 'undocumented'
features).

Can you tell me where I can get ISTool & Innosetup from to try ?

Thanks

Paul

 

[Guest]

Further Info on files produced by wizard:

<root> Autorun.inf & Setup.exe
<files> AccessRT.cab, AceesRT.msi and Local.msi (local is app main file name)
<setup> Setup.ini

And that is all, it seems a bit light does it not ?

I have searched for any update to the package wizard that I may not have
with no success, does anyone know if there is one 'hidden' in MS somewhere ?

Thanks Guys

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